ក្ទម្ព

Khmer edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer កទម្វ (kadamva), កទំ (kadaṃ) (first attested in c. 578-677), from Sanskrit कदम्ब (kadamba), कदम्बक (kadambaka). Cognate with Thai กระท่อม (grà-tɔ̂m, Mitragyna spp.), Lao ກະທ່ອມ (ka thǭm), Pali kadamba.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic ក្ទម្ព
k̥dm̥b
Phonemic ក្ទម
k̥dm
WT romanisation ktɔɔm
(standard) IPA(key) /kʰtɔːm/

Noun edit

ក្ទម្ព (ktɔɔm)

  1. kratom